My two flights of today

Bixler Flight 01-03-12 #1 (10 min 38 sec)

Bixler Flight 01-03-12 #2 (10 min 41 sec)

Originally Posted by guy1a

3.2 v per cell is the lower red line .. ( 3.2 * 3 = 9.6 ) it is a good policy IMO to land at +/- 10 v

Thanks Guy, I'm in Arizona today and will be throwing my SS over the grand canyon for some video. Getting nervous! I'll post the videos of my trip soon.

good luck !

i had some good flights today using my home made inverted V antenna.
but the end was .. well ... the END

i broke the left wing .. bad break.
i will try to fix .. but it looks like it is not good ...

i can't find an on-line store that sells crash kit or just a set of wings ... can any one help ?

thanks ...

is it a fairly clean break, if so then used UHU por glue, and a piece of strapping tape over the joint, i broke about the tip off my wing, about 6 inches long, and glued it back, after 24 hours it was solid, i think hot glue would be to heavy causing unbalance, so give UHU por a try
carl

Originally Posted by guy1a

good luck !

i had some good flights today using my home made inverted V antenna.
but the end was .. well ... the END

i broke the left wing .. bad break.
i will try to fix .. but it looks like it is not good ...

i can't find an on-line store that sells crash kit or just a set of wings ... can any one help ?

thanks ...

I've tried repairing a broken in half wing a few times and it always ends in more crashes. I just order a new set they are fairly cheap. Here's where I get mine from. If your just ordering parts they aren't bad but if you have to contact them their customer service bites!
SkySurfer/Bixler parts:
http://www.bananahobby.com/ap7601.html

Originally Posted by doggit

is it a fairly clean break, if so then used UHU por glue, and a piece of strapping tape over the joint, i broke about the tip off my wing, about 6 inches long, and glued it back, after 24 hours it was solid, i think hot glue would be to heavy causing unbalance, so give UHU por a try
carl

Doggit, can I ask where you get UHU POR from in the UK? I haven't seen any in DIY shops yet. Is it LHS only?

hi AshtonFlyer i am a user of e bay try these http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...All-Categories

carl

Oh I didn't know BH had a clear canopy... I might have to get one of those to retro-fit my FPV canopy with a clear canopy .

Originally Posted by doggit

is it a fairly clean break, if so then used UHU por glue, and a piece of strapping tape over the joint, i broke about the tip off my wing, about 6 inches long, and glued it back, after 24 hours it was solid, i think hot glue would be to heavy causing unbalance, so give UHU por a try
carl

unfortunately, the wing broke into 3 parts. one of them is crooked badly .. i will take a pic tomorrow.

maybe i can make some new part of a shaped gorila glue ...
the CF rod is not damaged ! surprisingly ..

here is a pic of my plane few minutes before the crash.

or maybe buy the bixler kit at $36 and you will have lots of spares
carl

4-1-2012 (5 min 15 sec)

Originally Posted by guy1a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIL1SWzxnI

Apparentlyyour video contains copyright material that cannot be viewed by US viewers...

sorry for that, i changed the soundtrack and now it works.

Originally Posted by guy1a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIIL1SWzxnI

I noticed on impact your OSD went out, how did that happen?

I have not yet check what happened.
My guess ... the impact moved thing inside the fuselage. One (or more) of the connectors disconnected.